Splash (U.S. TV series)
| Splash | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Reality |
| Presented by |
Joey Lawrence Charissa Thompson |
| Starring | Greg Louganis |
| Judges |
Steve Foley David Boudia |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 8 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Brant Pinvidic J.D. Roth Josh Greenberg Todd A. Nelson |
| Production location(s) | Riverside City College[1] |
| Production company(s) | Eyeworks USA |
| Release | |
| Original network | ABC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 720p (HDTV) |
| Original release | March 19 – May 7, 2013 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Celebrity Splash! |
Splash is an American competition-based reality show with celebrity diving competitions which broadcast on ABC from March 19 to May 7, 2013. It was based on the Dutch reality franchise Celebrity Splash! created by Eyeworks for the series Stars Jumping on Saturday (Dutch: Sterren Springen Op Zaterdag) that premiered in 2012.[2] The show was hosted by actor Joey Lawrence and sportscaster Charissa Thompson with former Olympic divers Steve Foley from Australia and David Boudia from the U.S. as judges. Greg Louganis, also a former U.S. Olympic diver, was the diving instructor and mentor to the celebrities.[3]
Production history
The series was first publicized on October 5, 2012, when ABC announced it had ordered a celebrity diving reality competition show straight to series from Eyeworks. Originally titled Celebrity Diving, the show would use the format created for Dutch reality franchise Celebrity Splash! in which celebrities perform regulation springboard and platform dives with different challenges increasing in difficulty each week after training with professional diving instructors between episodes.[4]
In January 2013, the show was renamed Splash and eight of ten celebrity cast members were announced; the final two cast members were named the following month.[5][6] In March 2013, actor Joey Lawrence and sportscaster Charissa Thompson were announced as hosts.[7]
The shows were filmed in Riverside, California at the Aquatics Complex on the Riverside City College campus.[1]
A humorous, personalized walkout song was composed for each celebrity by supervising producer and lyricist Rick Austin with music by Jingle Punks. The show's producers decided to write original pieces to avoid the cost of obtaining rights to hit songs. Austin said the idea was create songs that were "intentionally bad", but "fun".[8]
Cast
| Celebrity | Occupation / known for | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Keshia Knight Pulliam | The Cosby Show actress | Eliminated 1st on March 19, 2013 |
| Chuy Bravo | Chelsea Lately personal assistant | Withdrew on March 26, 2013 |
| Ndamukong Suh | NFL defensive tackle | Eliminated 2nd on March 26, 2013 |
| Kendra Wilkinson | Model & reality television star | Withdrew on April 2, 2013 |
| Katherine Webb | Miss Alabama USA 2012 | Withdrew on April 16, 2013 |
| Louie Anderson | Comedian & television host | Withdrew on April 16, 2013 |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | Former NBA center | Eliminated 3rd on April 23, 2013 |
| Brandi Chastain | Former USA soccer team defender | Eliminated 4th on April 30, 2013 |
| Drake Bell | Television actor & singer | Third place on May 7, 2013 |
| Nicole Eggert | Baywatch actress | Runner-up on May 7, 2013 |
| Rory Bushfield | Extreme skier | Winner on May 7, 2013 |
Injuries
- On March 26, 2013 (Week 2), Chuy Bravo withdrew the competition with an injury to his heel. Brandi Chastain replaced Bravo after the injury.
- Rory Bushfield suffered a ruptured eardrum in practice in Week 3. He had to go to four doctors before one would clear him to continue.[9]
- Katherine Webb suffered a back injury and withdrew from the show.[10]
- Reportedly Nicole Eggert was injured in the third week of April during a taping of the show.[11] In the days following, she denied sustaining any serious injury.[12]
- During rehearsal for episode six of the show, Drake Bell attempted a dive he had not previously practiced and got a concussion as well as two black eyes.
- Nicole Eggert fell on her back during her final dive on May 7. She was okay, but ended up losing to Rory Bushfield.
Scoring chart
| Celebrity | Place | Wk 1 | Wk 2 | Wk 3 | Wk 4 | Wk 5 | Wk 6 | Wk 7 | Wk 8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rory Bushfield | 1 | 8.00 | — | — | 7.25 | 8.75 | 8.00 | 8.75 | 9.25 |
| Nicole Eggert | 2 | — | 7.75 | 6.75 | 8.25 | 8.50 | 8.25 | 7.25 | 8.50 |
| Drake Bell | 3 | — | 7.75 | 9.25 | 6.25 | 7.75 | 7.00 | 5.75 | 7.00 |
| Brandi Chastain | 4 | — | 7.00 | 6.75 | 6.25 | 4.75 | 9.75 | 3.25 | |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 5 | 7.25 | — | 5.75 | 6.25 | 7.25 | 7.25 | ||
| Louie Anderson | 6 | 7.25 | — | 5.75 | 5.75 | 7.25 | |||
| Katherine Webb | 7 | 6.75 | — | 9.25 | 6.00 | WD | |||
| Kendra Wilkinson | 8 | — | 7.75 | WD | |||||
| Ndamukong Suh | 9 | — | 6.75 | ||||||
| Chuy Bravo | 10 | — | WD | ||||||
| Keisha Knight Pulliam | 11 | 6.00 | |||||||
- Indicates the celebrity eliminated that week.
- Indicates the celebrity in the Dive-off that week but not eliminated.
- Indicates the winning celebrity.
- Indicates the runner-up celebrity.
- Indicates the third place celebrity.
- The diver withdrew from the competition.
- Red numbers indicate the lowest score for each week.
- Green numbers indicate the highest score for each week.
- "—" The celebrity did not dive that week.
Average chart
| Rank by average | Place | Celebrity | Total points | Number of dives | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Rory Bushfield | 50.00 | 6 | 8.33 |
| 2 | 2 | Nicole Eggert | 55.25 | 7 | 7.89 |
| 3 | 8 | Kendra Wilkinson | 7.75 | 1 | 7.75 |
| 4 | 7 | Katherine Webb | 22.00 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 5 | 3 | Drake Bell | 50.75 | 7 | 7.25 |
| 6 | 5 | Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 33.75 | 5 | 6.75 |
| 7 | 9 | Ndamukong Suh | 6.75 | 1 | 6.75 |
| 8 | 6 | Louie Anderson | 26.00 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 9 | 4 | Brandi Chastain | 37.75 | 6 | 6.29 |
| 10 | 11 | Keshia Knight Pulliam | 6.00 | 1 | 6.00 |
| 11 | 10 | Chuy Bravo | 0.00 | 0 | 0.00 |
Live show details
Week 1
- Running order
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Keisha Knight Pulliam | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | Eliminated |
| Louie Anderson | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.25 | Safe |
| Katherine Webb | 7.00 | 6.50 | 6.75 | Bottom two |
| Rory Bushfield | 8.50 | 7.50 | 8.00 | Safe |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.25 | Safe |
Week 2
- Running order
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Brandi Chastain | 8.00 | 6.00 | 7.00 | Bottom two |
| Drake Bell | 7.50 | 8.00 | 7.75 | Safe |
| Nicole Eggert | 7.50 | 8.00 | 7.75 | Safe |
| Ndamukong Suh | 7.00 | 6.50 | 6.75 | Eliminated |
| Kendra Wilkinson | 8.50 | 7.00 | 7.75 | Safe |
| Chuy Bravo | N/A | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
Week 3
- Running order
The challenge this week was to do a dive with a partner. Kendra Wilkinson withdrew from the competition due to personal reasons prior to Week 4's start. She was taped for Week 3 preparing for the dive, but she didn't dive in the live show, thus eliminating her directly.
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 6.00 | 5.50 | 5.75 | Safe |
| Louie Anderson | Safe | |||
| Nicole Eggert | 7.00 | 6.50 | 6.75 | Safe |
| Brandi Chastain | Safe | |||
| Drake Bell | 10.00 | 8.50 | 9.25 | Safe |
| Katherine Webb | Safe | |||
| Kendra Wilkinson | N/A | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
| Rory Bushfield | Safe | |||
Week 4
- Running order
The challenge this week was to do a flip.
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Kareem Abdul-Jabbar | 6.00 | 6.50 | 6.25 | Safe |
| Katherine Webb | 6.00 | 6.00 | 6.00 | Bottom two |
| Nicole Eggert | 8.50 | 8.00 | 8.25 | Safe |
| Rory Bushfield | 7.00 | 7.50 | 7.25 | Safe |
| Drake Bell | 6.50 | 6.00 | 6.25 | Safe |
| Brandi Chastain | 6.00 | 6.50 | 6.25 | Safe |
| Louie Anderson | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.75 | Eliminated |
Week 5
- Running order
The challenge this week was to jump off the 10 meter platform.
Note: Brandi Chastain was in the bottom two, but with Louie Anderson withdrawing, she became safe.
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Louie Anderson | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.25 | Withdrew |
| Drake Bell | 8.00 | 7.50 | 7.75 | Safe |
| Brandi Chastain | 5.00 | 4.50 | 4.75 | Bottom two |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabaar | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.25 | Safe |
| Nicole Eggert | 9.00 | 8.00 | 8.50 | Safe |
| Rory Bushfield | 9.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | Safe |
| Katherine Webb | N/A | N/A | N/A | Withdrew |
Week 6
- Running order
The challenge this week was to jump in synchronization with a junior diving champ.
| Celebrity | Scores | Junior Diver | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | |||
| Brandi Chastain | 10.00 | 9.50 | 9.75 | Daria | Safe |
| Kareem Abdul-Jabaar | 7.50 | 7.00 | 7.25 | Michelle | Eliminated |
| Rory Bushfield | 8.00 | 8.00 | 8.00 | Jake | Safe |
| Drake Bell | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | Luca | Bottom two |
| Nicole Eggert | 8.00 | 8.50 | 8.25 | Sofie | Safe |
Week 7
- Running order
The challenge this week was for each diver to choose which board to jump from and be given their dive by Greg.
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Drake Bell | 5.50 | 6.00 | 5.75 | Bottom three |
| Nicole Eggert | 7.00 | 7.50 | 7.25 | Bottom three |
| Brandi Chastain | 3.50 | 3.00 | 3.25 | Eliminated |
| Rory Bushfield | 9.00 | 8.50 | 8.75 | Safe |
Week 8
- Running order
| Celebrity | Scores | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boudia | Foley | Average | ||
| Nicole Eggert | 8.50 | 8.50 | 8.50 | Runner-up |
| Rory Bushfield | 9.50 | 9.00 | 9.25 | Winner |
| Drake Bell | 7.00 | 7.00 | 7.00 | Third place |
References
- 1 2 Straehley, Dayna. "Celebrity diving show to make 'Splash' at RCC". The Press Enterprise. Retrieved 19 March 2013.
- ↑ Kondolojy, Amanda (December 4, 2012). "ABC Announces Midseason Premiere Dates for 'Body of Proof', 'Dancing With the Stars' + New Series 'Red Widow', 'Family Tools', 'The Taste' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
- ↑ "Olympic Diving Legend and Four-Time Gold Medalist Greg Louganis Signs on as Judge for ABC's Diving Competition Series Based on Hit International Format, "Celebrity Splash"". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Andreeva, Nellie. "ABC Orders Celebrity Diving Reality Competition Series From Eyeworks USA". Deadline Hollywood. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ "ABC Announces the First Round of Celebrities Diving Into the Debut Season of "Splash" (formerly "Celebrity Diving")". The Futon Critic. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ "ABC Announces the final two celebrities jumping into the debut season of "Splash"". American Broadcasting Companies. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ↑ Kwiatkowski, Elizabeth (March 8, 2013). "Joey Lawrence and Charissa Thompson to host ABC's 'Splash' celebrity diving competition". Reality TV World. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ Eng, Joyce. "Splash: The Story Behind Those Ridiculous Theme Songs". TV Guide. Retrieved 22 April 2013.
- ↑ Eng, Joyce. "Splash's Rory Bushfield: I Came in with an Advantage". TV Guide. Retrieved 8 May 2013.
- ↑ Barker, Olivia (19 April 2013). "TMZ: Nicole Eggert hospitalized after 'Splash' dive". USA Today. Retrieved 20 April 2013.
- ↑ Campbell, Jon (April 19, 2013). "Nicole Eggert Hospitalized: 'Splash' Dive Goes Badly Wrong for Actress". The Christian Post. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
- ↑ "On the mend: Nicole Eggert steps out with her daughter as she denies being hospitalised after botched high dive". Daily Mail. April 20, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
External links
- Official Website
- Splash on IMDb
- Splash at TV.com